Resumen de A systematic and structured outcome assessment plan for a new engineering program

F. Amini, S. Rahman

• Little is known about the program outcome assessment processes and requirements for new engineering programs. Traditional assessment techniques do not consider the unique situation of newly created engineering programs: the lack of historic assessment data, the need for implementation of improvements in a very short time, the lack of faculty in place at the start of the program, and the administrative issues are some of the factors that influence the assessment plan of a new engineering program. This paper presents a systematic and structured assessment plan for a new civil engineering program that addresses these challenges. Lessons learned and suggestions for implementation of an effective and meaningful assessment plan are presented.